Background DNA markers improved the productivity and accuracy of classical plant
breeding by means of marker-assisted selection (MAS). The enormous number of …

Climate change during the last 40 years has had a serious impact on agriculture and
threatens global food and nutritional security. From over half a million plant species, cereals …

DNA markers have enormous potential to improve the efficiency and precision of
conventional plant breeding via marker-assisted selection (MAS). The large number of …

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae and Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola cause bacterial
blight and bacterial leaf streak of rice (Oryza sativa), which constrain production of this staple …

Improved genotypes developed by plant breeding remain pivotal to global food security. In
the wake of ever-increasing human population, declining agricultural resources and the …

The world's population is increasing very rapidly, reducing the cultivable land of rice,
decreasing table water, emerging new diseases and pests, and the climate changes are …

This book has been written to meet the needs of students for biotechnology courses at
various levels of undergraduate and graduate studies. This book covers all the important …

Background Jalmagna is a popular deepwater rice variety with farmers of India because of
its good yield under waterlogged condition. However, the variety is highly susceptible to …

Samba Mahsuri (BPT5204) is a medium slender grain indica rice variety that is very popular
with farmers and consumers across India because of its high yield and excellent cooking …

The production and productivity of rice has been challenged due to biotic and abiotic factors.
Bacterial blight (BB) disease, caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, is one of the …